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Governance born active died
1685, Oct 1 1711-1740 1740, Oct 20
he succeeded his elder brother, Joseph I, as Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia (as Charles II), King of Hungary and Croatia (as Charles III), and King of Serbia, Archduke of Austria, etc., in 1711. He unsuccessfully claimed the throne of Spain as Charles III following the death of its ruler, and Charles's relative, Charles II of Spain, in 1700. He married Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, by whom he had his two children: Maria Theresa , born 1717, the last Habsburg sovereign, and Maria Anna, born 1718, Governess of the Austrian Netherlands.
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HRE Charles VI 1685, Oct 1 1711
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William Penn [2] 1644, Oct 14 1681 1712 1718, Jul 30 the son of Sir William Penn[1], and was an English real estate entrepreneur, philosopher, early ... Queen Anne 1665, Feb 6 1702 1714 1714, Aug 1 the Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland and Supreme Governor of the Church of England from 170... King Louis XIV 1638, Sep 5 1643 1715 1715, Sep 1 a monarch of the House of Bourbon who ruled as King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. ... Charles XII 1682, Jun 17 1697 1718 1718, Nov 30 the King of Sweden from 1697 to 1718. He belonged to the House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, a bran... Joseph Addison 1672, May 1 1693 1719 1719, Jun 17 an English essayist, poet, playwright, and politician. He was the eldest son of The Reverend Lanc... Charles Boone unknown 1715 1722 unknown a British governor of the Bombay Presidency during the period of the Honourable East India Compan... Richard Steele 1672, Mar 1697 1724 1729, Sep 1 an Irish writer and politician, remembered as co-founder, with his friend Joseph Addison, of the... Jacob Hop 1654, Jul 31 1678 1725 1725, Oct 27 a Dutch diplomat who played an important role in the War of Succession. From 1699 he served as C... Peter the Great 1672, May 30 1682 1725 1725, Jan 28 ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from 7 May (O.S. 27 April) 1682 until hi... Moulay Ismail ibn Sharif 1634 1672 1727 1727, Mar 22 the second ruler of the Moroccan Alaouite dynasty. He is also known in his native country as the ... Francis Phips unknown 1720 1729 unknown a British colonial governor. He was Lieutenant Governor of Anguilla and the Virgin Islands from 1... Victor Amadeus II 1666, May 14 1675 1730 1732, Oct 31 Duke of Savoy from 1675 to 1730. Victor Amadeus II undertook sweeping administrative reforms with... Frederick IV 1671, Oct 11 1699 1730 1730, Oct 12 the king of Denmark and Norway from 1699 until his death. Frederick was the son of King Christian... Ahmed III 1673, Dec 30/31 1703 1730 1736, Jul 1 the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Caliph (Sunni Islam) of the Ottoman Caliphate from 1703 to 1... Woodes Rogers 1679 ca 1705 1732 1732, Jul 15 an English sea captain, privateer, and, later, the first Royal Governor of the Bahamas. He is kno... Emperor Nakamikado 1702, Jan 14 1709 1735 1737, May 10 the 114th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Nakamikado's reign... William Cosby 1690 1710 1736 1736 an Irish soldier who served as the British royal governor of New York from 1732 to 1736. During h... Tobias Fitch unknown 1720 1739 unknown wrote a journal of his mission from Charleston to the Creeks. Succeeded Colonel Chicken as Indian... Melchior de Polignac 1661, Oct 11 1683 1742 1742, Nov 20 a French diplomat, Cardinal and neo-Latin poet. During the last years of Louis XIV, Abbé de Poli... Robert Walpole 1676, Aug 26 1715 1742 1745, Mar 18 is generally regarded as the de facto first Prime Minister of Great Britain. Although the exact d... Edward Vernon 1684, Nov 12 1700 1746 1757, Oct 30 a British naval officer. He had a long and distinguished career, rising to the rank of admiral af... Emperor Sakuramachi unknown 1735 1747 unknown the 115th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Sakuramachi's reign... William IV of Orange 1711, Sep 1 1711 1751 1751, Oct 22 the first hereditary Stadtholder of all the United Provinces. He was born six weeks after the dea... Mahmud I 1696, Aug 2 1730 1754 1754, Dec 13 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Caliph (Sunni Islam) of the Ottoman Caliphate from 1730 to 1754... Lionel Sackville 1688, Jan 18 1730 1755 1765, Oct 10 an English political leader and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Dorset served twice as Lord Lieutenan... Josiah Quincy I 1710 1735 1755 1784 an American merchant, planter, and politician. He was the son of Col. Edmund and Dorothy Flynt Qu... Spencer Phips 1685, Jun 6 1713 1757 1757, Apr 4 a British politician in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. Born Spencer Bennett, he was adopted b... James De Lancey [1] 1703, Nov 27 1725 1760 1760, Jul 30 served as chief justice, lieutenant governor, and acting colonial governor of the Province of New... King George II 1683, Oct 30 1727 1760 1760, Oct 25 King of Great Britain and Ireland, Supreme Governor of the Church of England, Duke of Brunswick-L... George Clinton [1] 1686 ca 1720 1761 1761, Jul 10 a Royal Navy officer and politician. Benefiting from the patronage of Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st D... Henry Fox 1705, Sep 28 1735 1765 1774, Jul 1 a leading British politician of the 18th century. He identified primarily with the Whig faction. ... Marie Leszczynska 1703, Jun 23 1720 1768 1768, Jun 24 a Polish noblewoman and French Queen consort. The daughter of King Stanislaw Leszczynski — Stan... Louis XV 1710, Feb 15 1715 1774 1774, May 10 a monarch of the House of Bourbon who ruled as King of France and Navarre from 1 September 1715 u... Philip Livingston 1716, Jan 15 1737 1778 1778, Jun 12 an American merchant and statesman from New York City. He was a delegate for New York to the Cont... Stephen Hopkins 1707, Mar 7 1730 1779 1785, Jul 13 a governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, a Chief Justice of the Rhode... Reynier de Klerck 1710, Nov 1730 1780 1780, Sep 1 Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1778 until 1780. De Klerk's date of birth is not ... Francis Lewis 1713, Mar 21 1734 1780 1802, Dec 31 a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New York. He was... George Taylor 1716 ca 1736 1781 1781, Feb 23 a Colonial ironmaster and a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a represen... Jonathan Trumbull 1710, Oct 12 1731 1784 1785, Aug 17 one of the few Americans who served as governor in both a pre-Revolutionary colony and a post-Rev... Robert Nugent 1709 1739 1788 1788, Oct 13 an Irish politician and poet. He was tersely described by Richard Glover as a jovial and voluptuo... Benjamin Franklin 1705, Jan 6 1718 1789 1790, Apr 17 one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A renowned polymath, Franklin was a leading aut... Horace Walpole 1717, Sep 24 1737 1797 1797, Mar 2 an English art historian, man of letters, antiquarian and Whig politician. He had Strawberry Hill...
